Nefesh, literally meaning in Hebrew "Soul", is a networking organization for Torah-observant mental health professionals internationally.
There are additional chapters in Australia, Beverly Hills, Israel, Canada, United Kingdom and South America.
Orthodox Jewish mental health professionals encounter other challenges as the community is closed and insular and it difficult to attain anonymous, yet culturally attuned, care.
For example, it is not seen as appropriate for men and women to shake hands with someone of the opposite gender, and an uninformed therapist might not be aware of these and other sensitivities.
[7][8] The group has reached out to Orthodox Jewish caregivers both psychologists and others in related fields to discuss shared concerns, issues and solutions that are acceptable in their religious communities.